RAMP Continues Speaking Tour at Streaming Media West

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2014) - RAMP, the leading provider of next-generation video experiences for media, marketing and enterprises, announced today that RAMP's senior executives will participate in several speaking engagements at Streaming Media West, taking place November 18-19, 2014 in Huntington Beach, CA. Streaming Media West conference is a leading venue spotlighting the most innovative online video technologies and business strategies. Attendees will discover how online video is applied in real-world scenarios and the latest technologies behind it, featuring case studies, panel discussions, and tutorials.

Tom Wilde will moderate a panel on Tuesday, November 18 from 1:45 - 2:30pm "Content Management Strategies for Enterprise Content Platforms." The panel will feature other notable industry influencers and explore how video is rapidly growing as a medium for communication across all areas of the enterprise, such as, marketing, training, collaboration, compliance and how to take advantage of existing investments in content management, knowledge management, and search platforms to make video a first-class content asset. This panel will discuss and recommend best practices for helping to ensure an organizations videos can be found, shared, and watched in the right context and within the platforms already in use today. Panelists include: Scott Lawson, Director of IT Architecture - QAD; David Stravach, Communications Specialist, Online Solutions - United States Postal Service; Mark Daniel, Manager, Media and Entertainment Industry, Americas Sales - NetApp; Al Falaschi, Customer Marketing Manager - Widen Enterprises.

The next speaking engagement featuring RAMP will take place on Wednesday, November 19 from 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. "Discovery Track - Enterprise Video Goes Native." Brian Prigge, RAMP SharePoint Architect, will discuss how video is growing as a medium for communication across all areas of the enterprise, and how to take advantage of the benefits of video without creating a new silo of information in your organization. In his session, attendees will learn how native integration of video into existing content management systems (CMS) "platforms of record" like Microsoft SharePoint can ensure that your videos can be effectively and efficiently found and shared.

The second panel Tom Wilde will moderate is on Wednesday, November 19 from 3:15 - 4:00pm "Building an Immersive Online Television Experience." Nearly all major cable television networks have coordinated online television syndication deals, bringing episodes of iconic series to the web. In this session, attendees will learn how business and technical leads from cable television networks have joined forces to leverage video metadata to create unique and deeply immersive viewer experiences. The session further discusses how these broadcasters created an enhanced viewer experience using video transcription, in-video search, and related content and how they drive monetization through the use of pre-roll ads and context-sensitive calls to action to their ecommerce partners. Panelists include: Greg Borowski, Senior Director, TV Everywhere - Synacor; Gerry Field, Vice President, Technology and Distribution Services - American Public Television; Tyler Winton, Senior Director, Client Services - Digitalsmiths, a TiVo Company.

For more information on Streaming Media West taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, CA or to register, visit http://www.streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2014/

In addition, RAMP recently earned a spot on the Streaming Media 100: The List of 100 Companies that Matter Most in Online Video in 2014. The Streaming Media 100 list is comprised of the top influential companies doing the most interesting and innovative work in streaming video. This is fourth year that Streaming Media has published the list and it has become a benchmark for the industry. To see the list in its entirety and to learn more about how the list was created, please visit The Streaming Media 100.

About RAMP

RAMP provides a next-generation media content platform, making it easy for companies to manage live and on-demand video and audio content across a wide range of industries, from media and entertainment to enterprises in every vertical including financial services, pharmaceutical and healthcare, energy, technology and more. Our end-to-end, cloud-based video and audio content platform delivers a total solution for data-driven viewer experiences with the best ROI of any video platform. Companies benefiting from RAMP's solutions include Janssen, Energy Transfer, Entercom, Levi's, EyeforTravel, FOXNews, Golf Channel, Meredith and many more. Learn more about RAMP at www.ramp.com, and follow us on Twitter at @RAMPINC.

For more information about RAMP, call us at 1-857-202-3500, #2 or email us at info@ramp.com.